The following is based on the topic outline found in the AP US History "Acorn Guide". Although it is not necessarily exactly what you need to know for the exam, it will provide you with an "idea" of what you are reading for (while taking "Fresh Notes," of course).
15. Industrial America in the Late Nineteenth Century
Corporate consolidation of industry
Effects of technological development on the worker and workplace
Labor and unions
National politics and influence of corporate power
Migration and immigration: the changing face of the nation
Proponents and opponents of the new order, e.g., Social Darwinism and Social Gospel
16. Urban Society in the Late Nineteenth Century
Urbanization and the lure of the city
City problems and machine politics
Intellectual and cultural movements and popular entertainment
Kennedy Chapters for this Segment
Chapter 24 - Industry Comes of Age (pages 528-556)
Chapter 25 - America Moves to the City (pages 557-589)
The following is based on the topic outline found in the AP US History "Acorn Guide". Although it is not necessarily exactly what you need to know for the exam, it will provide you with an "idea" of what you are reading for (while taking "Fresh Notes," of course).
15. Industrial America in the Late Nineteenth Century
16. Urban Society in the Late Nineteenth Century
Kennedy Chapters for this Segment
The "New York" Quiz Questions for this section
Kennedy Exam Multiple Choice Questions for this section
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